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Games like The Void

If The Void is your kind of game, the closest matches are Searching Light, This Flash Contains Horrors and Room 337 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and hypnotic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Void: Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.

2009ActionAdventure9.99 USDMetacritic 77Windowsby Ice-Pick Lodge
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Art direction is hauntingly beautiful and uniqueGardening and resource management tie directly to survivalPaint the world with colors to shape your existenceAtmosphericBleakHypnotic

Players who liked The Void also play

Steam players who put hours into The Void also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Searching Light

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    Something is wrong with the world — or with the boy walking through it. A surreal pixel adventure across two parallel realities, about fear, memory, and a mind that sees everything differently.

    2026IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. This Flash Contains Horrors

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    Psychological horror collection, which includes 5 games: GambleHeart, ROMASHKA, You Are Doxxed, B*tch!, LOOP and COLORFOOD Inc. These are stories about anxiety, pressure, and internal tension linked by a shared atmosphere.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Room 337

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Ranked #4 for The Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    This is an outdated, public beta for Siren's Call: Escape Velocity. Home is where your body is. And like any good tourist trap, Siren’s Call will do whatever it can to keep you there as long as possible. They will drag you down like crabs in a bucket. They will make this place home.

    2022AdventureFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. Childhood Fears

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    We all had nightmares when we were kids. We were scared of the monsters that might have been hiding in the closet and under the bed, but they were just nightmares. Right?

    2021ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Chester: Into The Light

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    Your once favorite plush toy now stalks your dreams. Find your way out of the nightmares each night, and bring your fears into the light.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Luce Spenta

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Ranked #7 for The Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    A gothic psychological visual novel where you decide who deserves forgiveness… and who deserves condemnation. Explore the lives of five souls, confront unsettling truths, and make choices that will shape your ultimate fate. Every choice is a reflection. Every judgment carries a sentence.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Unfeigned Depths

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    Unfeigned Depths is a first-person psychological thriller where dreams and reality blur. Uncover the dark truth behind your dreams with fully voiced dialogue and dynamic events. Can you unravel the mystery before deception takes hold and your world falls apart?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Void

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Pathologic 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. X: Tension

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Reviewers of The Void cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    X-Tension is the eagerly awaited expansion pack to X: Beyond the Frontier. The expansion is not limited by a linear plot line but makes use of new ways to expand your empire. You can now take part in missions that are offered to you throughout the game.

    2010StrategySimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Pathologic 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Reviewers of The Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation26.24 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Void at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Void on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Void.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under The Void on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Void.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under The Void on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Void on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Void.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Void on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Void.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Void on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Void.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Void on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Void on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Void.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Ice-Pick Lodge

Other recommendable Steam games by Ice-Pick Lodge, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Pathologic 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind The Void. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Pathologic Classic HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind The Void. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pathologic 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind The Void. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation26.24 USDSteam ↗
  4. Knock-knock

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind The Void. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods. It had served as a laboratory and a dwelling for three generations of Lodgers.But as of late the latest Lodger has been noticing weird changes in familiar surroundings; things are missing, noises and rattle heard. Something odd is coming out of the woods.

    2013AdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Know by heart

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind The Void. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    Childhood friends reunite after spending a long time apart, revisiting old memories and rekindling their friendship. However, something beyond their control will ruin this reunion.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cargo! The Quest for Gravity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind The Void. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    Create crazy, yet functional, custom vehicles to solve missions with your own unique style!

    2011ActionAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Pathologic 3: Quarantine

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Void.

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind The Void. Shares Adventure with The Void.

    In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Darkwood 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind The Void. Shares Action and Adventure with The Void.

    Roam freely around the scorched deserts of a dying sea as you secure resources and explore the mysteries of Darkwood. But beware nightfall – seek shelter, shore up your defenses, and pray for the morning light as the horrors of the world hunt the ill-prepared.

    ActionStrategyAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Void

Does The Void work on Steam Deck?
The Void is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does The Void cost?
The Void is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Void?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Void are Searching Light, This Flash Contains Horrors, Room 337.
Who developed The Void?
The Void was developed by Ice-Pick Lodge.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Void.

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